Lyndsey Pook

Education

Equipment

My Equipment/Kit: Domestic Iron, Domestic Sewing Machine

I can use: Sewing Machine, Steamer, domestic sewing machine, industrial overlocker, domestic overlocker, Industrial Iron, domestic iron, Hat Blocks, Dye Equipment, Steamer For Millinery

About me

I am a graduate of the Arts University Bournemouth with a BA(Hons) in Costume with Performance Design. I have experience in running all aspects of the wardrobe and dressing actors, I am an accomplished seamstress and can make for many different eras for both men and women; including corsetry and tailoring. When I am not working I continue to indulge my passion for fabric by creating bespoke home furnishing pieces.
Additional skills:
- Costume Construction: experience in constructing for many different eras for both women and men, as well as tailoring
- Cutter: accomplished at flat pattern drafting, adapting historical patterns and cutting on the stand
- Confident in conducting fittings and completing alterations
- Dyeing, fabric manipulation and breaking down
- Proficient knowledge of Microsoft Office, basic knowledge of Photoshop and Bridge

- Running wardrobe & assisting: reading and creating dressing sheets, pre sets of costumes, dressing all members of the cast (including quick changes), costume maintenance
- Wardrobe maintenance: overseeing running repairs and alterations on garments, laundering and pressing of garments, pre sets of costumes.
- Sourcing costumes and compiling looks due to the designers specification
- Filing receipts and running a budget

- Millinery Construction: experience in hand blocking and flat pattern cutting, can work with felt and sinamay, as well as fabrics such as buckram and silk dupion
- Wiring
- Hand sewn trims and embellishment

- Embroidery and surface decoration
- Knitting
Referees:
Stephanie Selmayr
Head of Costume
Past Pleasures Ltd.

Victoria Youngson
Head of Wardrobe
Royal and Derngate Theatre

Katie Griffin
Wardrobe Mistress
Grange Park Opera

Contact details available on request
Additional information:
Full clean UK driving license and car owned.

License & Passport

Skills

Secondary Job Title	Wardrobe Assistant
Job Titles	Costume Designer, Costumer Maker, Costume / Costume Support, Wardrobe / Wardrobe Support, Set Dresser
Years in industry	3 to 6 years
Work Permits	EU